Cattaraugus County seal: Rated R for some nudity

LITTLE VALLEY – For the better part of two centuries, the Cattaraugus County seal has always shown an eagle, a sword, a scroll and two women.

It's what's been missing from the seal for the past few decades that has suddenly turned a bit of history into a campaign issue just as election season heats up.

What's missing is clothing – specifically, clothing on the upper halves of the aforementioned two women.

The controversy was uncovered Wednesday during a meeting of the Cattaraugus County Legislature, where the aluminum cast seal is prominent. As was first reported by the Olean Times-Herald, two lawmakers said constituents had complained about the images of one woman who appears topless and the other nearly so, and are visible above the chairman's podium in the legislative chambers inside Cattaraugus County Center and on the outside of the County Office Building in Olean.

Read more: https://buffalonews.com/2019/10/28/cattaraugus-county-seal-rated-r-for-some-nudity/

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Some in Cattaraugus County want to change the county seal because of nudity present since the 1970s.